Greetings guys/gals, Steve here in Tn. I recently picked up 7x57 Spanish Mauser with OVIEDO and 1923 stamped on it. I have had many guns over the span of my life (75 years), well starting at about 8, but don't consider myself an authority on them by any means. Anyway the gun is a gift for my grandson who just graduated from anesthesia school and is a huge WWII buff. I would have loved to have given him an M1, but that wasn't even close to my budget. I know the 7x57 Mauser wasn't used in WWII but he loves all military arms and was thrilled with the gift. The question I have is, After buying some stripper clips and a cleaning rod for it I found that the cleaning rod won't go all the way into its place under the barrel. I thought it probably just had some debris in there and thought if I gently worked it in and out and used some oil I could get it cleaned out. What happened instead was I got it stuck and thought I would never get it out. Has anyone here had this happen, and, if so, how do I fix this issue? Thanks for any ideas. Steve